Then convince the boys down at the MLSE that an NBA championship is a good thing for revenue, then, sign this guys to more than he's worth.

2. Andre Iguodala, Sixers: Iguodala's decision to turn down a $57 million deal last summer is tough to justify. At the time, the Sixers appeared to be the only team with significant cap room; I'm not sure where he thought his next paycheck would come from. Now that Elton Brand's on board, expect the Sixers to do everything possible to lock him up.

As far as the Raptors are concerned, there's no way MLSE goes above and beyond for them. They're not the Leafs and wouldn't generate much more revenue like the Leafs would.

I dunno Hoops. A winning team, a championship contending winning team, could grab a large market much like the Jays did in their World Series years. Hell, all of Canada save for BC and the eastern provinces were Blue Jay fans.

The problem is, and as the Jays are finding out now, is sustaining that excitement for years.

A salary cap is a limit on the amount teams can spend on player contracts, which helps to maintain competitive balance in the league. Without a salary cap, teams with deeper pockets can simply outspend the remaining teams for the better free agents. The basic idea is that a team can only sign a free agent if the total payroll for the team will not exceed the salary cap. So a team with deep pockets is playing on a level playing field with every other team.http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#1

Sorry a team cannot go over the cap to sign a free agent unless they have a players Bird Rights, a player is a restricted free agent, or a team uses LLE or the MLE